Series 1935A $1 Silver Certificate – Blue Seal (No Motto) – Fr. 1608 – About Uncirculated (AU 50–58)

Item Overview

• Type: Small-Size Silver Certificate (Blue Seal)

• Denomination: $1.00 (One Dollar)

• Series: Series 1935 A

• Catalog Reference: Friedberg # 1608 (Fr. 1608)

• Signatures:

  • W. A. Julian (Treasurer of the United States)

  • Henry Morgenthau Jr. (Secretary of the Treasury)

• Serial Number: J 06653950 C (Dark Blue)

• Seal Variety: Dark Blue Small Treasury Seal positioned over "WASHINGTON, D.C." on the right

• Obligation Clause: "This certifies that there is on deposit in the Treasury of the United States of America one dollar in silver payable to the bearer on demand."

• Variety: No Motto (Reverse features the Great Seal with no "IN GOD WE TRUST" above the central "ONE")

• Plate Positions:

  • Face Plate: D 4203 (Lower right) / D (Upper left)

  • Back Plate: 2944 (Lower right corner of the center field)

Numismatic & Historical Highlights

• World War II Era Production: Series 1935A notes were printed across the late 1930s and through World War II, serving as standard currency of the era.

• Pre-Motto Reverse: Features the original Great Seal design without the national motto "IN GOD WE TRUST", which was not introduced until Series 1957.

• Block Combination: Displays the J-C block (J...C), printed for general circulation backed by physical silver bullion.

Technical & Visual Assessment

• Technical Grade: About Uncirculated (AU 50 – AU 58)

• Substrate & Preservation:

  • Crisp, firm paper fabric retaining strong original body and clean surfaces.

  • Displays minor handling evidence—such as a light teller ripple, faint counting bend, or slight wave—distinguishing it from a fully pristine uncirculated pack specimen.

  • Clean, squared corners with minimal handling softness.

  • Complete, clean margins free of tears, pinholes, teller pencil marks, or edge foxing.

  • Bold, sharp intaglio relief across George Washington's portrait, lathe border scrollwork, and dark blue overprints.

• Centering:

  • Obverse: Balanced margin framing top-to-bottom and side-to-side.

  • Reverse: Even, attractive borders surrounding the Great Seal and central "ONE".